Knowledge, Attitude and Practices among Pastoralists and Animal Health Workers on Tick-Borne Spotted Fever Group Rickettsiosis in Plateau State, Nigeria

Nnabuife, Henry E.; Matur, Bernard M.; Ogo, Ndudim I.; Goselle, Obed N.; Kamani, Joshua; Mwansat, Georgina S.; Weka, Rebecca; Adedeji, Yinka; Osemeka, Henry; Amoche, Jolly; Egwu, Oko K.

doi:10.2478/fv-2023-0019

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Knowledge, Attitude and Practices among Pastoralists and Animal Health Workers on Tick-Borne Spotted Fever Group Rickettsiosis in Plateau State, Nigeria

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